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The Ohio State women's basketball team represents Ohio State University and plays its home games in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, which they moved into in 1998. Prior to 1998, they played at St. John Arena. They have won 14 Big Ten titles (two additional championships have been vacated by the NCAA), which is the most in the conference[2] and have 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent being in 2023 (two other appearances have been vacated). In 1993, they lost to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech 84–82 for the national title. They captured the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62–61.[3] Notable alumni include former All-Americans Katie Smith and Jessica Davenport. They are currently coached by Kevin McGuff, who was previously the head coach at the University of Washington.
Ohio State Buckeyes | |||
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University | Ohio State University | ||
Head coach | Kevin McGuff (12th season) | ||
Conference | Big Ten | ||
Location | Columbus, Ohio | ||
Arena | Value City Arena (capacity: 18,809) | ||
Nickname | Buckeyes | ||
Colors | Scarlet and gray[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1993 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1993 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1985, 1987, 1993, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017*, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament second round | |||
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
AIAW tournament Elite Eight | |||
1975 | |||
AIAW tournament appearances | |||
1975, 1978 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018* | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2024 *vacated by NCAA |
Year by year results
editSeason | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Phyllis J. Bailey (Independent) (1965–1970) | |||||||||
1965–66 | Phyllis J. Bailey | 3–7 | – | ||||||
1966–67 | Phyllis J. Bailey | 5–3 | – | ||||||
1967–68 | Phyllis J. Bailey | 5–1 | – | ||||||
1968–69 | Phyllis J. Bailey | 8–2 | – | CIAW First Round | |||||
1969–70 | Phyllis J. Bailey | 7–0 | – | ||||||
Phyllis J. Bailey: | 28–13 | – | |||||||
Mary Combs (Independent) (1970–1972) | |||||||||
1970–71 | Mary Combs | 4–2 | – | ||||||
1971–72 | Mary Combs | 10–4 | – | MAIAW | |||||
Mary Combs: | 14–6 | – | |||||||
Debbie Wilson (Independent) (1972–1980) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Debbie Wilson | 15–1 | – | MAIAW | |||||
1973–74 | Debbie Wilson | 18–2 | – | MAIAW | |||||
1974–75 | Debbie Wilson | 19–5 | – | AIAW First Round | |||||
1975–76 | Debbie Wilson | 26–6 | – | MAIAW | |||||
1976–77 | Debbie Wilson | 21–7 | – | MAIAW | |||||
1977–78 | Debbie Wilson | 23–8 | – | AIAW First Round | 16 | ||||
1978–79 | Debbie Wilson | 19–11 | – | MAIAW | |||||
1979–80 | Debbie Wilson | 16–18 | – | MAIAW | |||||
Debbie Wilson: | 157–58 | – | |||||||
Tara VanDerveer (Independent, Big Ten) (1980–1985) | |||||||||
1980–81 | Tara VanDerveer | 17–15 | – | MAIAW | |||||
Big Ten Conference | |||||||||
1981–82 | Tara VanDerveer | 20–7 | 3–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
1982–83 | Tara VanDerveer | 23–5 | 15–3 | T-1st | |||||
1983–84 | Tara VanDerveer | 22–7 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | 19 | |||
1984–85 | Tara VanDerveer | 28–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | |||
Tara VanDerveer: | 110–37 | 53–4 | |||||||
Nancy Darsch (Big Ten) (1985–1997) | |||||||||
1985–86 | Nancy Darsch | 23–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 17 | 12 | ||
1986–87 | Nancy Darsch | 26–5 | 17–1 | T-1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 8 | 10 | ||
1987–88 | Nancy Darsch | 25–5 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 9 | 6 | ||
1988–89 | Nancy Darsch | 24–6 | 16–2 | T-1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 9 | 14 | ||
1989–90 | Nancy Darsch | 18–12 | 11–7 | T-4th | NCAA Second Round (Play-In) | ||||
1990–91 | Nancy Darsch | 11–17 | 8–10 | T-5th | |||||
1991–92 | Nancy Darsch | 15–13 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
1992–93 | Nancy Darsch | 28–4 | 16–2 | T-1st | NCAA Runner-up | 2 | 3 | ||
1993–94 | Nancy Darsch | 14–14 | 7–11 | T-7th | |||||
1994–95 | Nancy Darsch | 17–13 | 7–9 | T-7th | |||||
1995–96 | Nancy Darsch | 21–13 | 8–8 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
1996–97 | Nancy Darsch | 12–16 | 3–13 | 10th | |||||
Nancy Darsch: | 234–125 | 134–76 | |||||||
Beth Burns (Big Ten) (1997–2002) | |||||||||
1997–98 | Beth Burns | 15–12 | 7–9 | 8th | |||||
1998–99 | Beth Burns | 17–12 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
1999–2000 | Beth Burns | 13–15 | 5–11 | T-8th | |||||
2000–01 | Beth Burns | 22–11 | 6–10 | T-8th | WNIT Champions | ||||
2001–02 | Beth Burns | 14–15 | 8–8 | T-5th | |||||
Beth Burns: | 81–65 | 35–45 | |||||||
Jim Foster (Big Ten) (2002–2013) | |||||||||
2002–03 | Jim Foster | 22–10 | 10–6 | T-4th | NCAA Second Round | 20 | |||
2003–04 | Jim Foster | 21–10 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | 21 | |||
2004–05 | Jim Foster | 30–5 | 14–2 | T-1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 9 | 8 | ||
2005–06 | Jim Foster | 29–3 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | 10 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | Jim Foster | 28–4 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | 18 | 8 | ||
2007–08 | Jim Foster | 22–9 | 13–5 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | 25 | |||
2008–09 | Jim Foster | 29–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 9 | 10 | ||
2009–10 | Jim Foster | 31–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | 15 | 8 | ||
2010–11 | Jim Foster | 24–10 | 10–6 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 17 | 18 | ||
2011–12 | Jim Foster | 25–7 | 11–5 | T-2nd | NCAA First Round | 22 | 16 | ||
2012–13 | Jim Foster | 18–13 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
Jim Foster: | 279–82 | 136–46 | |||||||
Kevin McGuff (Big Ten) (2013–present) | |||||||||
2013–14 | Kevin McGuff | 17–18 | 5–11 | T-8th | |||||
2014–15 | Kevin McGuff | 24–11 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | 23 | 23 | ||
2015–16 | Kevin McGuff | 26–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 10 | 9 | ||
2016–17 | Kevin McGuff | 28–7[Note A] | 15–1[Note A] | T-1st[Note A] | NCAA Sweet Sixteen[Note A] | 10 | 9 | ||
2017–18 | Kevin McGuff | 28–7[Note B] | 13–3[Note B] | 1st[Note B] | NCAA Second Round[Note B] | 15 | 10 | ||
2018–19 | Kevin McGuff | 14–15[Note C] | 10–8[Note C] | 5th[Note C] | WNIT First Round[Note C] | ||||
2019–20 | Kevin McGuff | 21–12 | 11–7 | T-5th | No postseason held | ||||
2020–21 | Kevin McGuff | 13–7 | 9–7 | 7th | Self-imposed postseason ban | 22 | |||
2021–22 | Kevin McGuff | 25–7 | 14–4 | T-1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 13 | 14 | ||
2022–23 | Kevin McGuff | 28–8 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Elite Eight | 12 | 12 | ||
2023–24 | Kevin McGuff | 26–6 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
Kevin McGuff: | 250–106[Note D] | 133–57[Note D] | |||||||
Total: | 1,101–486 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^A 11 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season championship (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 15–1). Adjusted record is 18–6 and 8–1 in conference.
- ^B 29 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season and tournament championships (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 13–3). Adjusted record is 0–6 and 0–3 in conference.
- ^C 15 games vacated by the NCAA (overall record of 14–15, conference record of 10–8). Adjusted record is 0–14 and 0–8 in conference.[5]
- ^D McGuff's unofficial record is 224–100 at Ohio State; his adjusted record is 172–97 and 87–55 in conference.
NCAA tournament results
editYear | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1984 | #5 | First Round | #4 Ole Miss | L 55–77 |
1985 | #2 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#7 Holy Cross #3 Penn State #1 Old Dominion |
W 102–60 W 81–78 L 68–72 |
1986 | #3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#6 Maryland #2 LSU |
W 87–71 L 80–81 |
1987 | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#10 Oregon #3 USC #1 Long Beach State |
W 76–62 W 74–63 L 82–102 |
1988 | #3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#6 Syracuse #2 Maryland |
W 116–75 L 66–81 |
1989 | #3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#6 James Madison #2 Long Beach State |
W 81–66 L 83–89 |
1990 | #6 | First Round Second Round |
#11 Southern Illinois #3 Texas |
W 73–61 L 66–95 |
1993 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game |
#9 Rutgers #4 Western Kentucky #2 Virginia #2 Iowa #2 Texas Tech |
W 91–60 W 86–73 W 75–73 W 73–72 (OT) L 82–84 |
1996 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Memphis #1 Tennessee |
W 97–75 L 65–97 |
1999 | #9 | First Round | #8 Boston College | L 59–72 |
2003 | #4 | First Round Second Round |
#13 Weber State #5 Louisiana Tech |
W 66–44 L 61–74 |
2004 | #4 | First Round Second Round |
#11 West Virginia #3 Boston College |
W 73–67 L 48–63 |
2005 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#15 Holy Cross #7 Maryland #3 Rutgers |
W 86–45 W 75–65 L 58–64 |
2006 | #1 | First Round Second Round |
#16 Oakland #8 Boston College |
W 68–45 L 69–79 |
2007 | #4 | First Round | #13 Marist | L 63–67 |
2008 | #6 | First Round | #11 Florida State | L 49–60 |
2009 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Sacred Heart #11 Mississippi State #2 Stanford |
W 77–63 W 64–58 L 66–84 |
2010 | #2 | First Round Second Round |
#15 St. Francis (PA) #7 Mississippi State |
W 93–59 L 67–87 |
2011 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#13 UCF #5 Georgia Tech #1 Tennessee |
W 80–69 W 67–60 L 75–85 |
2012 | #8 | First Round | #9 Florida | L 65–70 |
2015 | #5 | First Round Second Round |
#12 James Madison #4 North Carolina |
W 90–80 L 84–86 |
2016 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Buffalo #6 West Virginia #7 Tennessee |
W 88–69 W 88–81 L 62–78 |
2017 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#12 Western Kentucky #4 Kentucky #1 Notre Dame |
W 70–63 W 82–68 L 76–99 |
2018 | #3 | First Round Second Round |
#14 George Washington #11 Central Michigan |
W 87–45 L 78–95 |
2022 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 Missouri State #3 LSU #2 Texas |
W 63–56 W 79–64 L 63–66 |
2023 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#14 James Madison #6 North Carolina #2 UConn #1 Virginia Tech |
W 80–66 W 71–69 W 73–61 L 74–84 |
2024 | #2 | First Round Second Round |
#15 Maine #7 Duke |
W 80–57 L 63–75 |
Awards
editConsensus All-American selections
editFrani Washington (1979) | Tracy Hall (1987–1988) | Nikita Lowry (1989) | Katie Smith (1993, 1996) |
Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) | Jantel Lavender (2010–2011) | Samantha Prahalis (2012) | Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018) |
First-Team All-Big Ten
editYvette Angel (1983, 1985) | Carla Chapman (1984) | Francine Lewis (1984–1985) | Tracy Hall (1986–1988) |
Nikita Lowry (1988–1989) | Lisa Cline (1989) | Averrill Roberts (1992–1993) | Nikki Keyton (1993) |
Katie Smith (1994–1996) | Marrita Porter (1998–1999) | Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) | Jantel Lavender (2008–2011) |
Samantha Prahalis (2010, 2012) | Tayler Hill (2012–2013) | Ameryst Alston (2015–2016) | Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018) |
Stephanie Mavunga (2018) | Dorka Juhász (2020–2021) | Taylor Mikesell (2022–2023) | Jacy Sheldon (2022) |
Big Ten Player of the Year
editTracey Hall (1986–1987) | Lisa Cline (1989) | Katie Smith (1996) | Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) |
Jantel Lavender (2008–2011) | Samantha Prahalis (2012) | Kelsey Mitchell (2015, 2017–2018) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 26, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Big Ten Championship Teams" (PDF). History and Tradition. Ohio State Athletic Department. p. 172. Retrieved 2008-02-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2001 Postseason WNIT". www.womensnit.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio State University. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.
- ^ "Ohio State's athletic department gets four years' probation for self-reported violations in women's basketball, two other programs". ESPN. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2024.